The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes

The Impact of Obesity on Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes; Analytic Cross Sectional Study

Body Mass Index is an index that is commonly used to classify underweight, overweight and obesity in adults. It is defined as the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters.The growing epidemic of obesity in our society has become a major public health issue where the proportion of overweight and obese among women aged 15-59 have increased from 68 percent in 2008 to 76 percent in 2015

Inclusion Criteria:

• pregnant women
• single fetus
• gestational age >28weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

• patient refusal
• multifetal pregnancy
• Medical illness prior to pregnancy.